dr. D.T.A. Matthews (Dave)

Associate Professor
ET-MS3-ST
Horst Complex N116
d.t.a.matthews@utwente.nl
+31534892466
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Born and bred in the UK, I came to the Netherlands in 2004 after attaining my BEng (Hons) in Materials Science and Engineering (University of Swansea) and MSc in Surface Design & Engineering (University of Nottingham). Following my PhD at Rijksuniversiteit Groningen under Prof. Jeff de Hosson (thesis title Surface Engineering: Amorphous alloys and nanocrystallinity), I worked for Tata Steel from 2008 as a Principal Researcher "Surface Technology", developing processes and products for a wide variety of market sectors such as automotive, packaging, energy and construction, generating several patents along the way.

Since 2017 I have held the position of Associate Professor "Surface Design & Engineering" and focus my research within the Laser Material Processing and Skin Tribology chairs of the Engineering Technology Faculty. By coupling materials science, topology and metrology we can tailor surface design for a variety of products and applications including bio-medical, automotive, smart materials and packaging. We achieve our research goals by developing and validating new coating and surface treatment processes, models and software for better prediction and control of surface functionality in a wide range of environmental conditions.Ā 

The research also feeds our education programme. I am coordinator of the Emerging Technology Design Master track of Industrial Design Engineering and also coordinate the Products and Surfaces Technology Programme within that Master track. I give lectures in both Bachelor and Master programmes within the Engineering Technology Faculty.

Since August 2020 I have also been privileged to hold the position of Distinguished Chair Professor at Feng Chia University in Taiwan. Together, we develop hybrid surfaces for a wide range of processes and products through, for example, the combination of designed surface topologies and novel coating processes.

In addition I am Managing Editor for two Q1 Elsevier journals:Ā 1) Biomaterials AdvancesĀ and 2) Surface & Coatings Technology.

Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Laser
    • Surface
    • Friction
    • Coating
    • Temperature
    • Spring Steel
    • Stamping

  • Engineering

    • Surfaces

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Publications

2024
Room-temperature sputter deposition of gold-colored TiN assisted by niobium bombardment from a bipolar HiPIMS source, Article 023107. Fernández-Martinez, I., Ganesan, R., Akhavan, B., Matthews, D. T. A., Stueber, M., Bilek, M. M. M. & McKenzie, D. R.https://doi.org/10.1116/6.0003325Strategies in surface engineering for the regulation of microclimates in skin-medical product interactions, Article e25395. Reuvekamp, H., Hekman, E. E. G., Heide, E. v. d. & Matthews, D. T. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25395The effect of coating characteristics on implant-bone interface mechanics, Article 111949. Sánchez, E., de Vries, E., Matthews, D., van der Heide, E. & Janssen, D.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2024.111949
2023
Friction of biomechanical interfaces. University of Twente. de Vries, E. G.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036558242Metal substrate provided with tailored surface textures and method for applying such textures on metal substrates. Baart, P., Bottema, J. & Matthews, D. T. A.Tribological behaviour of a synthetic synovial fluid and polyurethane in biomedical implants, Article 100242. de Vries, E. G., van Minnen, B. S., Wu, Y., Matthews, D. T. A. & van der Heide, E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2023.100242Pulse length selection in bipolar HiPIMS for high deposition rate of smooth, hard amorphous carbon films, Article 129199. Ganesan, R., Fernández-Martinez, I., Akhavan, B., Matthews, D. T. A., Sergachev, D., Stueber, M., McKenzie, D. R. & Bilek, M. M. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.129199Regulating Microclimates in Biomedical Product Interfaces by Surface Engineering. Reuvekamp, H., Hekman, E. E. G., Matthews, D. T. A. & van der Heide, E.Atomic configuration, electronic structure, and work of adhesion of TiN(111)//B2-NiTi(110) and TiN(111)//B19ā€²-NiTi(010) interfaces: Insights from first-principles simulations, 41-51. Xie, D., Wang, X., Wei, L., Zhang, R., Ganesan, R., Matthews, D. T. A. & Leng, Y.https://doi.org/10.1002/sia.7158
2022
Deposition of titanium films on complex bowl-shaped workpieces using DCMS and HiPIMS, Article 128192. Xie, D., Wei, L. J., Liu, H. Y., Zhang, K., Leng, Y. X., Matthews, D. T. A., Ganesan, R. & Su, Y. Y.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128192Advancement of plasma electrolytic oxidation towards non-valve metals, Article 128403. Nie, X., Cai, R., Zhao, C., Sun, J., Zhang, J. & Matthews, D. T. A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128403HiPIMS obtained carbon nano-coatings on copper foil and their thermal conductivity, Article 128565. Hsieh, P.-Y., Chen, Y.-H., Matthews, D. T. A., He, J.-L. & Matthews, A.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128565Evaluation of the Crystal Structure and Mechanical Properties of Cu Doped TiN Films, Article 652. Fan, Y., Xie, D., Ma, D., Jing, F., Matthews, D. T. A., Ganesan, R. & Leng, Y.https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12050652Design of bidirectional frictional behaviour for tactile contact using ellipsoidal asperity micro-textures, 762–771. Sergachev, D., Matthews, D. & Van Der Heide, E.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0527-zTemperature and strain dependent fracture of AlSi coating in hot stamping of press hardening steel, Article 29. Venema, J., Hazrati, J., Zaman, S. B., Matthews, D. T. A. & Atzema, E.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12289-022-01685-5Predicting friction at the boneā€“implant interface in cementless total knee arthroplasty, Article 105103. de Vries, E., Sánchez, E., Janssen, D., Matthews, D. & van der Heide, E.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2022.105103Wavelength dependence of picosecond-pulsed laser ablation of hot-dip galvanized steel, Article 296. Mustafa, H., Matthews, D. T. A. & Römer, G. R. B. E.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-05393-4Multiscale friction model for hot sheet metal forming, 316-334. Venema, J., Hazrati, J., Atzema, E., Matthews, D. & van den Boogaard, T.https://doi.org/10.1007/s40544-021-0504-6
2021
Noble gas control of diamond-like content and compressive stress in carbon films by arc-mixed mode high power impulse magnetron sputtering, Article 127785. Akhavan, B., Ganesan, R., Matthews, D. T. A., McKenzie, D. & Bilek, M. M. M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127785Investigating AlSi coating fracture at high temperatures using acoustic emission sensors, Article 127587. Zaman, S. b., Hazrati, J., Rooij, M. d., Matthews, D. & Boogaard, T. v. d.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2021.127587

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Horst Complex (building no. 20), room N116
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
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